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Spring Gardening

Lately I’ve been getting to spend a lot of time in the backyard. Luckily, Joel seems to enjoy it too, and I love getting to spend hours with him digging in the dirt for wormies and rocks. This little corner of our patio was neglected last year, as it spent many months under a huge pile […]

Personal, Uncategorized
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2015 in Review | A Year of Weddings in the Pacific Northwest

I’m having trouble acknowledging that 2015 is coming to an end in a matter of a few short hours! It’s been such an incredible, surprising, and challenging year in so many good ways. I’m always amazed by the clients I get the opportunity to work with. The fact that I get to travel to such […]

Inspiration, Personal, Uncategorized, Weddings
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My Summer Reads

Over the past few months, I’ve racked up quite a few miles in the car getting to and from some incredible destinations during wedding season in the Pacific Northwest. Something that makes it infinitely more bearable—even enjoyable!—has been an audiobook app called Overdrive that I was introduced earlier this year. My life as a busy mom […]

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Some thoughts on being a Mama

This past year has brought immeasurable changes to my life. Some were welcome, some expected, some blew me out of the water. There’s no way to quickly summarize what happens when you become a mother. I feel the same, and yet completely different, but distilled, and somehow more than I was before. The unnecessary parts are […]

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Luke & Angela | Vancouver Engagement Session

Guys, I’m gonna be a wreck at this wedding. I love these two so, so much! I’ve only known Angela for a couple months, but the joy she brings into Lucas’s life is tangible. Getting a chance to see them building their future and their lives together is beyond priceless. When Lucas asked me to […]

Engagement, Personal, Uncategorized
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Happy New Year!

While I’ll be sorting through images from 2015 for quite a while yet, time continues forward whether or not we’re ready for it! I had an incredible year as a Pacific Northwest Wedding Photographer in 2014, and I’m so humbled and grateful to call this my job! The truth is that it’s more than a […]

Personal, Uncategorized, Weddings
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Scenes from Summer

Whew! What a whirlwind wedding season! Although the swirling leaves in the Seattle streets tell me that fall is here to stay, it’s hard to believe. My days and nights are spent pouring over luminous imagery from incredible summer weddings — it’s like I have my own personal cache of sunshine in a folder on […]

Inspiration, Personal, Travel, Uncategorized
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Scenes from the Weekend – Sequim WA

It feels like summer is already here and wedding season is gearing up… Last weekend I made the trip out to the Olympic Peninsula for a little work took some photos while I was there. Coffee with an old friend and our new babies, a site visit with a lovely client, and a long walk […]

Personal, Travel, Uncategorized
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“Love… Locally Inspired” at the Red Lion [Port Angeles Wedding Photographer]

Last weekend I had the honor of participating in a Port Angeles wedding show hosted by the Red Lion Hotel. I can’t believe how much fun it was! It’s been a little while since the last wedding show in the area, so it felt like all the vendors were especially excited. Even though I’m a […]

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Starting Summer on the Road [Washington Wedding Photographer]

I guess it’s probably a really good thing I like road trips – this summer is going to be full of them! May and June have already brought journeys to Spokane & Snohomish, WA, and Coos Bay, OR, as well as my usual destinations of Seattle, Sequim, and Port Angeles WA. Here’s a few of […]

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